Retail sales fell 0.4% month-over-month in December 2025, after rising 1.0% in November. Six of eight core activities declined: pharmaceuticals (-5.1%), books (-2.0%), other personal goods (-1.8%), furniture and appliances (-0.7%), apparel (-0.4%), and supermarkets (-0.3%). Office and IT equipment increased 6.0%, and fuels rose 0.3%. Extended retail, which includes vehicles, construction materials, and wholesale food, dropped 1.2% month-over-month. Vehicles fell 2.4%, and construction materials declined 2.8%. Year-on-year, retail sales rose 2.3%. In 2025, the sector expanded 1.6%, marking the ninth consecutive annual increase. source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)

Retail Sales in Brazil decreased 0.40 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Brazil averaged 0.26 percent from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 11.50 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -15.70 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Brazil Retail Sales MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Brazil Retail Sales MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Retail Sales in Brazil decreased 0.40 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in Brazil is expected to be 0.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Retail Sales MoM is projected to trend around 0.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-15 12:00 PM
Retail Sales MoM
Nov 1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.5%
2026-02-13 12:00 PM
Retail Sales MoM
Dec -0.4% 1% -0.2% 0.2%
2026-03-13 12:00 PM
Retail Sales MoM
Jan -0.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 60.10 60.50 percent Dec 2025
Consumer Credit 4423600.00 4381100.00 BRL Million Dec 2025
Consumer Spending 235568.72 229305.68 BRL Million Sep 2025
FGV Consumer Confidence 87.30 90.20 points Jan 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.22 1.12 USD/Liter Jan 2026
Households Debt to GDP 36.50 36.60 percent of GDP Jun 2025
Private Sector Credit 6971600.00 6912500.00 BRL Million Nov 2025
Retail Sales MoM -0.40 1.00 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales YoY 2.30 1.50 percent Dec 2025


Brazil Retail Sales MoM
In Brazil, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Brazil, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.40 1.00 11.50 -15.70 2000 - 2025 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Brazil Retail Sales Fall in December
Retail sales fell 0.4% month-over-month in December 2025, after rising 1.0% in November. Six of eight core activities declined: pharmaceuticals (-5.1%), books (-2.0%), other personal goods (-1.8%), furniture and appliances (-0.7%), apparel (-0.4%), and supermarkets (-0.3%). Office and IT equipment increased 6.0%, and fuels rose 0.3%. Extended retail, which includes vehicles, construction materials, and wholesale food, dropped 1.2% month-over-month. Vehicles fell 2.4%, and construction materials declined 2.8%. Year-on-year, retail sales rose 2.3%. In 2025, the sector expanded 1.6%, marking the ninth consecutive annual increase.
2026-02-13
Brazil Retail Sales Rise the Most in Nearly 2 Years
Retail sales in Brazil rose by 1% from the previous month in November of 2025, extending the 0.5% increase from October and firmly ahead of market expectations of a 0.3% increase, marking the sharpest pace of expansion in nearly two years. Retail turnover was sharply higher in supermarkets and food retailers (1% vs 0% in October), furniture and household appliances (2.3% vs 0.3%), pharmaceutical goods (2.2% vs 0.4%), and books and stationery (1.5%) vs 0.9%). Conversely, retail fell for fuel and lubricants (0.6% vs 1.7%).
2026-01-15
Brazil Retail Sales Post Strongest Gain Since March
Brazil’s retail sales rose 0.5% in October 2025 from September, beating expectations of a 0.2% decline and following an upwardly revised 0.2% drop. It was the strongest monthly gain since March. Seven of the eight segments advanced, led by office and IT equipment (3.2%), fuels (1.4%), and furniture and appliances (1.0%), while apparel was the only category to fall (-0.3%). Nineteen of 27 states posted monthly increases, with the strongest results in Espírito Santo, Rondônia, and the Federal District. In the expanded retail index, which includes vehicles, auto parts, and building materials, sales climbed 1.1%, supported by gains in vehicles (3.0%) and construction materials (0.6%). Year-on-year, retail trade rose 1.1%, after a 0.8% expansion in September.
2025-12-11